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Facebook: Chinese hackers spy on Uyghur Muslims abroad

Facebook has said it blocked a group of Chinese hackers that used the platform to target Uyghur activists living abroad and compromise their security by using surveillance software.

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13 Aug
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21 Aug
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2 Sep
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31 Aug
China's largest property developer, Country Garden, warned that it is on the brink of default as it reported a staggering loss of almost $7 billion for the first half of the year, deepening a real estate crisis that threatens to unravel the country's already fragile economy.
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4 Sep
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